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Trojan MicroFake.ba

November 21, 2011 Malware News

Among one of the most active spywares currently is without a doubt Trojan.MicroFake.ba. It attacks in conjunction with Rogue antispyware applications and forces users to purchase these fake applications. Using rootkit techniques is very typical of this Trojan to help it hide from users and the system, making it hard to trace. We recommend regular updating of our database and an active real-time protection with antivirus.

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Opening email attachments just got a bit more risky, especially for Microsoft Office® users working in the energy sector. Security software company Symantec® reports a new malware program named Trojan.Laziok arrives in emails and exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft Office® that actually should have been patched by users back in April 2012.